Four people lost their lives and 16 were injured after a two-story building collapsed on the Spanish island of Majorca, local emergency services said.

Several people are believed to be trapped at the site of the Medusa Beach Club, a beachfront restaurant on Cartago Street in the regional capital Palma de Mallorca.

The incident reportedly happened at around 20:30 local time (19:30 BST) on Thursday night. There are fears that several people may be trapped in the debris.

According to the BBC Emergency services told local media that they were completing rescue operations.

The officials added that psychologists will be brought to the scene to help those who have been injured by the incident.

How did the accident happen?

The floor of the store collapsed on Thursday afternoon, sending people down to the basement below, where there were also customers and staff.

A firefighter described the scene as “nightmare” to local newspaper Ultima Hora. He added that when his team arrived, the people were crying and screaming as they stood around rubble piled on the floor.

Palma fire chief Ender Garcia told local media that most of those affected by the collapse were foreigners and tourists, according to El Pais.

A local police spokesman told reporters that the balcony may have collapsed because of him overweight placed on him, but stressed that the exact cause is still being investigated.

One man was pulled from the rubble with a broken arm and rescue services are working on the assumption that more people are trapped. Officials asked onlookers to remain silent to allow them to hear the voices of survivors.

The mayor of Palma, Jaime Martinez, reportedly traveled to the site with the vice mayor of tourism.
The Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez sent his condolences to the families of the victims.
He said he is closely monitoring all the latest developments and his government is ready to send all the required assistance.

The president of the Balearic Islands, Marga Prohens, said she was shocked by the incident and sent her condolences to the families of the victims.
Ms Prohens thanked the emergency services, as well as Sanchez, for their support.

Mallorca is the largest of Spain’s Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean.
Last year, more than 17 million visited the island.